About us

Dear Fellow Boatie,

John Crawford Marine has been serving our customers for over 55 years, and to this day we remain more committed than ever before to Buying, Consigning and Selling Queensland's best used trailer boats.We offer you Queensland's largest range of quality, late model, pre-tested trailer boats. Our well stocked display yard has been designed to allow you convenient inspection of all our boats.

My experienced staff are dedicated to safeguarding you, our buyers and sellers and ensuring your best interests are advanced at all times. Behind the scenes we are working tirelessly to remain well informed of the complicated issues surrounding the used boat/trailer/motor market. These issues can range from Australian Consumer Law changes, the issues surrounding purchasing a grey and parallel import boat, REVS changes now known as PPSR, ADR Trailer compliance issues just to name a few. You can rest assured that my skilled team only stocks quality boats that we ourselves, would want to take our families out on the water in.

If you are considering buying a used trailer boat, you are completely looked after from bow to stern, port to starboard. It is company policy whether stock or consigned, go through rigorous testing both in the workshop and on the water. In addition to this testing guaranteed title is assured, boats are always presented clean and tidy and a comprehensive post sales handover is included.

However, if you are considering selling a used trailer boat, we also make a difficult process simple and hassle free. Our proven consignment method and marketing strategy, ensures a sale in a short period of time. If time is of the essence and you are looking for an immediate settlement, John Crawford Marine also provides a wholesale component of the business in which settlement can be completed within 24 hours subject to satisfactory mechanical testing and clear title.

All in all, my dedicated staff are on hand to make buying a boat stress free and selling a boat a simple affair. If you are looking for a genuine deal, full disclosure and a business that prides itself on being around for another 51 years then look to the focused team at John Crawford Marine – Queensland’s Used Boat Specialists since 1964.

Remember buying or selling a boat is not just related to “What’s the best price?” but rather “The experience and the peace of mind” that our team provides, long after price is forgotten. In that regard, we are always interested in serving your boating needs be it Buying, Selling or just keeping in touch.

So please, feel free to contact me or the team or drop in, at 1029 Manly Road, Tingalpa, Brisbane. We are open Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.00pm and Saturday 8.30am to 3.00pm. Sundays & Public Holidays we are closed to go boating with our families!

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Customer testimonials

Katrina Saunders

11-12-2017

"We brought our first boat and could not be anymore happier with the service we received. From the time we walked in and spoke to Josh then Beck to do all our finance and then Chris to do the handover and run down on how to look after it all, happened within a week of us looking. An amazing team … read more

"We brought our first boat and could not be anymore happier with the service we received. From the time we walked in and spoke to Josh then Beck to do all our finance and then Chris to do the handover and run down on how to look after it all, happened within a week of us looking. An amazing team you have here and would definitely be back and recommending to everyone."